Hi
Y’all!!
When
I was newly married and living in Okinawa, Japan I learned to drink
coffee. I say ‘learn’ because I never really liked the taste of
it up to that point in my life. I worked in a Japanese/English
Language School and helped young Japanese school kids with their
conversational English. The owner of the school was a big coffee
drinker and, rather than offering any of the wonderful Japanese teas
you could get throughout the country, only offered coffee – strong,
black coffee at that, with lots of sugar! I use the word ‘offered’
lightly because I really didn’t have a choice – he poured it and
gave it to you; it would have been disrespectful not to drink it. So…
that is where and when my love for coffee began – LOL! It’s the
first thing I can’t wait to smell and taste each morning too –
but it’s not black – I can assure you of that!
When
I saw this SRTC “Every day is coffee day” chipboard piece, I
couldn’t wait to make a piece of coffee art for my kitchen! Here’s
how I did it, and I hope it inspires you to create one as well!
The
surface is a tall wooden coffee cup available from Creative Arts
Lifestyle. I painted it with Multi-Purpose Sealer and let it dry.
Next, I painted a coat of Light Buttermilk over the cup and let it
dry. Then I stenciled the Classic Quatrefoil pattern on using a
stencil brush and Quinacridone Gold. Let dry.
TIP:
Load the brush with paint, wipe the excess off on a paper towel and,
using a light circular motion, brush over stencil.
Using
a dry, large foam brush, I painted the chipboard with White Gesso;
then let it dry. I tapped the gesso on and then lightly brushed it to
avoid build up between the letters. I painted the mug with Cobalt
Turquoise Hue and then let it dry. Next, I loaded the large foam
brush with Cobalt Teal Hue and painted the words; then let it dry. I
mixed some Cobalt Teal Hue and Titanium White together, wiped the
excess paint off onto a paper towel and stenciled over the mug.
I
shaded along the edges of the cup using an Angle brush and Raw Umber.
Then I shaded along the edges of the chipboard mug with Paynes Grey.
I
added a shadow on the letters using a black Identi-Pen. You could
also use black paint and a liner brush. Then I highlighted the
letters with Titanium White.
I
laid the chipboard in place on the wooden cup and traced inside the
opening of the cup. I removed the chipboard and painted the oval
shape in with a mixture of Raw Umber a touch of Titanium White. Then
I shaded around the edges of the oval with Raw Umber and let it dry.
I added some ripples on the coffee using an Angle brush and Titan
Buff.
Next,
I added white highlights on the mug. Using an Angle brush, I shaded
inside and underneath the handle and underneath the bottom of the mug
with Paynes Grey.
Finally,
I added highlights on the main cup surface using Titan Buff.
To
finish, I glued the chipboard piece to the surface using E6000 glue.
I let everything dry completely and then sealed the piece with
Soft-Touch Varnish.
I
hope this inspires you to create some Coffee Art today!
Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:
Other Supplies Used:
- Surface:
Tall Coffee Cup #WDSF1130_3
(Available from
CreativeArtsLifestyle.com)
- DecoArt
Multi: Purpose Sealer
- DecoArt
Americana Décor Stencil: Classic Quatrefoil
- M2
Stencil: M2-3 (Available from www.SandyMcTierDesigns.com)
- DecoArt
Americana Acrylics: Light Buttermilk
- DecoArt
Media Fluid Acrylics: Quinacridone Gold, Raw Umber, Cobalt
Turquoise Hue, Cobalt Teal Hue, Paynes Grey, Titan Buff and Titanium
White.
- DecoArt
Media White Gesso & Soft Touch Varnish
- Dynasty
Brushes: 1” Faux Sable, 1/2" Angle, 1/4" Angle, IPC
Large Foam Brush and Tracy Moreau Stencil brushes (Small/Med)
(Available from TheBrushGuys.com – use promo code: sandymc for an
additional discount)
- Other Supplies: E6000 & Black Identi-Pen
©2018
Every Day Is Coffee Day, Sandy McTier Designs ~ all rights reserved
Y’all
have a GREAT day; Happy Creating!!
- Sandy
